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At the Women's Summit in November, 65 Brockville-area women interviewed each other on the key issues for business and personal life. The Summit host, the Employment and Education Centre (EEC), has just released the final report, which summarizes the findings of that exercise.

Four questions were posed to every woman in attendance. Particular themes arose for each.

1. The first question asked what challenges women face today. The most common responses included barriers to education and work-life balance.


2. The second question focused on concerns for self-employed women. Participants cited the financial burden and insecurity of income in starting up and running a business.


3. The third question asked what priorities would women have if they had unlimited funds to spend. Hands down, the women named childcare and employment and training opportunities as the top two priorities.


4. The last question asked what are women's opportunities. Among many possibilities, women responded that they must get more involved in policy-making that affects women's lives on a daily basis.

Do these themes resonate with your experiences? Would you have said something different?

You can download the full report on ACTEW's Putting Women in the Picture events page. Note you can also download the joint presentation delivered by Service Canada and MTCU at the Summit.

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